The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Judge Roy Bean Dip V $11
    • Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapefios. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
  • Drinksfree!
    • First fizzy drink, juice or glass of milk (excludes all bottled products).
  • Jack Daniel'S Chocolate Fudge Pudding $12
    • A rich, self-saucing chocolate fudge pudding, laced with Jack Daniel's. Served with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Dessert (GFO) Free!
    • Lone Star ‘Mudslide’ ice cream.
  • Steak Sauce Options $34
    • Chunky Mushroom • Beef & Red Wine GF & DF • Peppercorn GF & DF • Garlic Butter GF • Jack Daniel’s & Cracked Pepper
  • Chief'S Chicken Nibbles $16
    • Blanched in soy, honey and spices. Served with a hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • -nine $28
  • One shank $27
  • Steak & Egg $8.50
  • Seafood Special $25.00
    • 4 Fish, 4 Musseles, 4 Squid Rings, 2 Scallops, 2 Crabsticks, 2 Pineapple Ring, 1 Scoop Chips
  • Bat. Meat Patty $3.80
  • -choice of 3 fillings
  • All Sauces Chips $5.00
  • Spring Roll $2.60
  • Scoop $3.50
  • Bacon & Egg $5.80
  • Pizza Bread (v) $9
    • Garlic bread with tomato relish, diced tomato, onion and grilled cheese
  • Kiwi Burger $17.00
    • Grilled beef pattie, beetroot, fried egg, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, mayo and tomato relish.
  • "Double BBC Burger $15.50
    • Double beef pattie, double bacon, double cheese, with smokey BBQ sauce and mayo.
  • Piha Pork Loin $28.50
    • Rolled stuffed pork loin with buttered potato mash, steamed seasonal vegetables, cheese sauce, apple sauce and rich brown gravy.
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $16.50
    • Lightly fried salt & pepper squid with sweet chilli dipping sauce and salad.
  • Chicken Hawaiian $24.00
    • Grilled chicken breast topped with pineapple and tomato salsa, and melted cheese with salad and turmeric favoured rice.
  • Fresh Green Salad $4.50
  • Kumara Patch Pie (V) $19.00
    • Roast pumpkin, kumara, spinach, cottage cheese & cheddar pie with salad and tangy tomato relish.
  • Pork belly parsnip puree, baby carrots and pickled fennel $38.00
  • Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
  • Bread, olive oil, balsamic smoked butter $12.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Greek salad $10.00
  • Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00
  • 200gm Eye fillet sautéed mushrooms, spinach, buffalo mozzarella and dried tomato $42.00
  • Prawn gyoza cucumber, pickled ginger, sesame & soy sauce $17.00
  • Warmed Bread & Assorted Dips $12.50
  • Chicken, Bacon & Brie Burger $15.50
  • ''Tarakihi'' $25.50
    • Pan-Fried or Battered w fries & green salad
  • Mushrooms on Toast $15.50
    • W bacon & hash browns
  • Fries $6.50
    • W aioli
  • ''Crispy Skinned Salmon'' $22.50
    • Served on a bed of passion fruit slaw w tempura prawns
  • BBQ Beef Nacho's $13.50
    • W sour cream & relish
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Chicken curry & rice $8.50
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • Fresh salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Teriyaki chicken & mayo S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Karaage chicken pack $6.20
    • Available from 10 am,deep fried in a ginger & garlic marinate
  • Comes with salad, rice & pickles (available from 10am)
  • Brown rice - smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Seafood & chicken combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Avocado and goats feta $12.00
    • with lemon & olive oil.
  • Eggs benedict $18.00
    • with smoked salmon or bacon,on toasted ciaatta with fresh tomato.
  • House - smoked beef $13.00
    • cheddar,gherkin & wholegrain mustard.
  • Pork & prawn dumplings $21.00
    • with shaved cabbage,chilli soy sauce & pickled cucumber.
  • Steamed Bao buns $19.00
    • with slow - cooked char siu pork,fresh coriander,roasted peanuts & pickled onion.
  • Homemade crumpet $10.00
    • with jam,cream cream cheese or honeycomb
  • Organic muesli $13.00
    • with LSA, greek yoghurt,poached rhubarb & chia pudding
  • Buckwheat pancakes $18.00
    • with poached pear,blueberry,coconut yoghurt & honey.
  • Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
  • Baked buffalo mozzarella and polenta stack with balsamic infused roasted tomato with basil dizzle $16.00
  • Greek yoghurt, lemon & thyme marinated chicken breast with cos leaf salad finished with poached grapes and merlot reduciton $29.50
  • Creme brulee with chocolate and mascarpone filled brandy snap $14.00
  • Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00
  • Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Bowl of fries served with tomato sauce and roasted garlic aioli $8.50
  • Feijoa & White Chocolate Cheesecake $14
  • Bushmere Antipasto Style Sharing Platters $55
  • Waimata Blue Cheese $16
    • With apricot compote, homemade crackers & fig jam
  • Kids Platter $10
    • Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
  • Steamed Fig Pudding $14
  • Beef & Bean Cheesy Nachos $12
    • With sour cream
  • Warm Home Smoked Chicken Breast $26
    • Waldorf salad, apple, celery, walnuts, red grapes & iceberg, lemon tarragon mayonnaise
  • Vines Autumn Trifle $14
  • Green Salad $7.0
  • Wharf Platter - Selection of Cheeses, Seafood, Pickles, Meats, Crackers, Bread $35.0 for two, $60.0 for four
  • Greek Salad $8.0
  • Fish 'n' Chips - Crispy Beer Battered Fish, Fries, Salad & Tartare Sauce $28.0 (add 2 eggs $3.0)
  • Fries $5.0
  • Caesar Salad - Cos Lettuce, Anchovies, Bacon, Croutons, Egg $16.0 (with chicken or prawns add $3.0 )
  • Poached Prawn, Avocado & Mango Salad - Cos, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Lime, Chilli, Corriander Dressing (GF) $22.0
  • Roasted Thyme & Garlic Chicken - Pumpkin, Kumara & Potato Cake, Slow Roast Tomato, Roasting Pan Gravy $21.0
  • Ham, cheese and pineapple or Vegetarian $8
  • Crispy Calamari and prawns $16.00
    • Calamari and prawns served with sweet chilli and pineapple sauce.
  • Fish bites & chips $8
  • Roast Pork Belly $32.00
    • Pork belly served with roast fennel and apple, complimented with scallops and polenta chips and red wine jus.
  • Panna Cotta $9.00
    • Pistachio panna cotta served with orange sauce and strawberry ice-cream. Mousse 9.00
  • Supreme Wedges $12.50
    • Deep fried potato wedges, crispy bacon, melted cheese, served with White house made sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Beef Burger $17.00
    • White house made beef pattie with caramelised onion and fried egg and aioli sauce.
  • Trio of dips $5.00
    • Sundried tomato, pesto and black olives. Select from above breads to compliment with dip.
  • Margherita $13.50
  • Spicy potato wedges $8.50
  • -salmon and spinach $17.50
  • ●Starters
  • Bagels with
  • Pancakes $13.50
  • Eggs (any style), chicken, hash browns, avocado, baked beans, bacon, sausages, mushroom, ham each $3
  • French toast $17.00
  • Kids Nuggets & Chips $8.00
  • Caesar Salad $17.00
    • Salad Greens, Parmesan Cheese, Bacon, Garlic Croutons, Soft Poached Egg & Tomato
  • Kids Burger & Chips $8.00
  • Fish Meal $21.00
    • Freshly prepared, Tempura Battered Hoki, served with 2 Eggs, Fries, Salad and Tartare Sauce
  • Kids Fish Bites & Chips $8.00
  • Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
  • Bread Or toast & butter $1.50
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Hash Brown, 2 Eggs & Toast
  • Seafood Fried Rice $19.80
  • Steak $12.00
  • (cooked with egg onion peas bean sprouts)
  • Combination Meats Fried Rice $16.50
  • Combination $16.00
  • Combination Meats & Veges $16.80
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $12.00
  • Magic tasty Special $17.50
  • Tasting Platter $12.00
  • Soup of the Day $10.50
    • served with organic garlic bread
  • Pasta of the Week $15.00
  • Gourmet Hamburgers $10.50
  • Open Sandwiches $10.50
    • with chicken / ham / salami
  • Chicken Salad $12.00
  • Frittata $5.00
    • with cheese, herbs, spinach, courgettes & caramelized onions
  • Frittata $9.50
    • with salad
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand